"I'm happy about that. It's a plus for me because that means I get to play on the left side some," Williams said. "It's going to be hard on opponents, because they're so used to him playing left and me playing right, and we're two different type of players, so we're going to give them all different types of looks."

Williams, who is left-handed, says playing on the left side comes natural to him. He admits he's unsure why the team didn't occasionally flip Suh and him last season. In the Lions' one-gap attacking pass rush scheme, Williams said the differences between the tackle positions are minimal.

"In this scheme, it's pretty much the same because our main focus is just get off the ball, get off the ball, get off the ball, and make a play in the backfield. There's not a whole lot of technique to that, it's being able to time the snap count and get off the ball."

Because of the similarities in the techniques within the system, Williams believes the team's other tackles -- Sammie Hill, Nick Fairley and Andre Fluellen -- are all capable of playing on the right or left side.

"That's the good thing about our D-line," Williams said. "We're all versatile."

Although it's less likely the Lions will mess too much with their pairings, it does open the possibility of Suh and Fairley sharing the field more often, something the two rarely did last season.

Williams also wouldn't be surprised to see Detroit occasionally toss Suh out on the edge.

"He's athletic enough where he can play pretty much anywhere on the field," Williams said. "That will be good for him, moving around like that, showing his versatility where he can play defensive tackle, defensive end, or even stand up and rush.